Welcome to La Grange ...

The village of La Grange is located in Cook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Grange, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Grange has a population of 15,423 people<2> (see below for details).

La Grange is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: La Grange lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for La Grange: (708)

The ZIP code for La Grange: 60525<4>

Websites for La Grange ...

Official Website: www.villageoflagrange.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Grange had an population of 15,423 people. This is a decrease of 0.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Grange had a population of 15,550 people. This makes La Grange the county's 53rd most populous community.

The population of La Grange represents 0.12% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 160th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,550 people, the population of La Grange has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,608 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Grange.

Communities Also Named La Grange ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named La Grange: This one is located in Cook County and the other is located in Brown County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 20 communities that are also named La Grange - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Grange.

Communities near La Grange ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Grange.

• Chicago
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <5>
• Naperville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <5>
• Cicero
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <5>
• Bolingbrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <5>
• Evanston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <5>
• Schaumburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <5>
• Skokie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <5>
• Des Plaines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <5>
• Orland Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <5>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Grange. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Grange.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Grange. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Grange.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Grange. See our Newspapers Page for La Grange.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Grange ...

Looking for more information about La Grange? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for La Grange, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Grange.

Adding La Grange to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Grange in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for La Grange was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Grange.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Grange: www.villageoflagrange.com/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov